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George Washington was born into the provincial gentry of Colonial Virginia.
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Appointed official surveyor for Culpeper County, Virginia.
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He got married with Martha Dandridge Custis. The marriage was childless but the couple raised her two children, John Parke Custis and Martha Parke Custis, from her previous marriage.
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Elected delegate to the First Continental Congress.
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Signed the Declaration of Independence.
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George Washington served as the first President of the United States from 1789 to 1797.
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The first national census took place.
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President Washington signs the first United States copyright law.
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Commissioners name the territory within the District of Columbia the city of Washington in honor of the nation's first President.
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The cornerstone for the President's mansion is laid in Washington D.C.
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Died at Mount Vernon at the age of 67. He arranged for his slaves to be freed in his last will and testament
